TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) � Restrictions in Iran�s banking and financial transactions have been a major issue to advance for President Rouhani in his New York meetings with European countries.

In a meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Kjell Stefan L�fven, Mr. Rouhani pursued his major theme of promoting the cause of Iran�s banking restrictions as well; �Iran welcomes transfer of technologies and investment from Sweden; both sides should support and encourage bilateral trade and cooperation. In banking sector, addressing Iran�s problems in doing banking transactions would transform trade with major European countries to a new improved status,� he told the meeting.

�Sweden and other European countries should provide necessary guarantees to companies in working with Iran and that they will not be subject to punitive measures and fines; taking steps in this path is part of the commitments JCPOA predicts for parties to the deal and the UN as well,� Rouhani told Swedish prime minister.

Mr. L�fven for his part said that his country welcomed Iran�s proposal to address banking sector problems; he shared Rouhani�s views on terrorism in the Middle East and the crisis in Yemen, where intervention in Syria and Yemen had rendered these countries devastated; �all should work to restore peace to these countries through political and diplomatic efforts,� he added.

Rouhani met in the same day with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg to advance the major theme of his meetings. �Today, both Norway and Iran should exhaust the opportunities provided by JCPOA to benefit their nations; Iran welcomes Norwegian companies in its economic projects; Tehran and Oslo would contribute to the reigon through working effectively to tackle terrorism along with international community,� Rouhani told Solberg, who hailed improving relations with Tehran after the JCPOA, emphasizing that Norway had necessary resolve to deepen ties with Iran.

A third yet meeting for Rouhani on agenda was with Presidents�of the�Swiss�Confederation Johann Schneider-Ammann. President Rouhani highlighted investments in joint economic projects with Switzerland as a means to accelerate economic cooperation, along with his general demand that Switzerland should contribute to dealing with restrictions on Iran�s banking sector which crippled the financial sector of the country, to which Swiss side responded with his country�s will to improve financial relations with Iran and also to address Iran�s concerns in this regard. �Iran is an important investment hub in the region and we welcome it as a potential market for technological services and products; �Switzerland pursues a general policy of improving relations with Iran to the highest possible levels,� Mr. Schneider-Ammann ensured Rouhani.

By Mehr News Agency